Oct 27, 2017
The Canadian military's search for 'gravitas' in Asia
Yves Engler
Amidst tension on the Korean Peninsula, the Canadian Navy has joined Washington's "pivot" towards Asia.
Canadian militarism
Oct 19, 2017
Canada's war shrines
Yves Engler
Each year, tens of millions of dollars in public money is spent on war memorials. The Afghan Memorial is just the latest addition to Ottawa’s long list of war shrines.
Sep 8, 2017
A new Middle East policy for the West: Get out
Our new Middle East policy? It's simple. We have no business being there, we have no lofty goals capable of being achieved, we have no genuine national interest.
Aug 31, 2017
It's time to rename the Lester B. Pearson International Airport
Yves Engler
The former Nobel Peace Prize winner was an aggressive militarist and imperialist. There is even a case to be made that the former prime minister could be posthumously tried for war crimes.
Jul 19, 2017
Trudeau dodges 'poodle' label after caving in to Trump on arms build-up
The Trudeau government's pledge to hike military spending by a whopping 70 per cent over 10 years succeeded in winning praise from Trump while going largely unnoticed by Canadians.
Jun 30, 2017
Justin Trudeau's foreign policy and militarism reminiscent of the Harper era
Yves Engler
The sober reality is Trudeau represents a continuation of his predecessor's foreign policy. I might need to redo my 2012 book "The Ugly Canadian," with the tagline "Justin Trudeau's foreign policy."
Jun 9, 2017
Liberals' massive increase in defence spending is a budgetary coup
With its giant boost to military spending, the Trudeau government is gearing up for more Western adventurism, using NATO to prop up a failing finance capitalism by military threats.
Jun 8, 2017
The left needs to oppose Trudeau's military spending
Yves Engler
This week Liberal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced a 70 per cent increase in military spending over the next decade. Progressives need to oppose this direction in defence policy.
May 30, 2017
Snowbirds are part of massive military cultural outreach
Yves Engler
Each year the Snowbirds participate in some 60 air shows across North America. Part of the military's massive cultural outreach.
Sep 23, 2016
Bombs away! How Canada is here to help
Trudeau's cheery offer at the UN to bring peace to the world fell flat in light of his government's "principled" commitment to sell billions in weapons and blanket militarism.
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